Facing band



Get. 17, 1939. n. WOLFSQN 2,176,754

' FACING BAND Filed June 28, 1938 .5 9 m..- wrmasaqs INVENTOR W lsado elz Zflolfson v ATTORN EYS Patented Oct. 17, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I FACING BAND Isadore D. Woli'son, New York, N. Y.

Application-June 28, 1938, Serial No. 216,277

2 Claims. (01. 139-387) This invention relates to improved adjustable bands and band blanks, particularly bands and band blanks made of textile fabric. 7

Adjustable bands are commonly employed in articles of wearing apparel where it is desirable to adjust or vary the size of an article. Thus bands of this character are employed in the neckbands of ties, as taught in my Patent No. 1,486,822 and are also employed in suspenders and garters.

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved band of the above character which can be readily adjusted to the desired size or length and which is of improved reinforced construction so that the portion of the band which is subject to the greatest strains and stresses is of the strongest construction.

A further object is to provide a band of the above character which is of improved appearance and which conceals the head of the fastening means and protects the body of the wearer from contact therewith.

For a fuller understanding of the invention reference should be had to the accompanying drawing, in which V Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a band embodying my invention, showing one embodiment thereof;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a band blank embodying my invention;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view through the band, in the direction of the arrows on the line 33 ofFi 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailed view of the inner surface of one of the plies of the band;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed View, similar to Fig. 4, of the opposite side or outer surface of the ply of the band;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view through the ply of the band shown in Figs. 4 and 5;

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view in the direction of the arrows on the line 1-1 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a view of a band blank embodying my invention, showing one manner of folding it to form a convenient commercial package; and

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a modified form of my invention formed of a single ply of material.

The preferred form of my invention consists of a relatively narrow and elongated band It] formed of a plurality of layers of woven textile fabric such as silk, cotton or synthetic rayon integrally joined along their longitudinal edges. The band is preferably woven in tubular form as show-n most clearly in Figs. 1, 3 and. 7, so as to provide two superimposed layers II and i2 having beaded longitudinal edges [4.

In manufacturing the band a relatively long blank or strip such as indicated at IS in Figs. 2 and 8 may be woven. The ends of the individual bands may beindicated on the blank by means of tapering lines of tracing stitches l6 woven into the blank. In packing or shipping the blank it may be folded at the end of each 10 line of tracing stitches 16 in zigzag fashion as shown in Fig. 8. When it is desired to use the individual bands the blank may be conveniently severed into band lengths by cutting at the end of each line of tracing stitches and the individual band may then be finished with a tapered end corresponding in shape to the line of stitches.

-As previously stated, the band is preferably formed of two plies of material. One ply l2, may be woven in the usual manner in a plain fabric or a Jacquard design. The other ply, ll, however, is preferably provided with a plurality of slots or elongated openings I'l woven in the fabric and provided with selvage edges as shown. The lateral edges of ply H are of plain warp and weft weaving as indicated at l8 in Figs. 4 and 5. However, the central portion of ply ll adjacent the woven openings is provided with a longitudinaly extending reinforcing zone which is preferably formed of a plurality of reinforcing warp threads I9 woven into the fabric at this point. The additional reinforcing warp threads are preferably parallel to each other and parallel to the regular warp threads of the band so as to extend longitudinally of the band as shown.

In the area between the successive openings I! the reinforcing warp threads l9 are exposed on the outer surface of the ply H to a greater degree than on the inner surface as indicated at 20in Fig. 5. The reinforcing warps I!) through this intermediate area extend through the fabric to the inner surface of ply ll only at spaced intervals and for relatively short distances as shown at 2| in Fig. 4. In the area immediately surrounding the openings H the reinforcing warp yarns are preferably woven through the fabric so as to be exposed to a substantially equal degree on both surfaces of ply II in the manner indicated at 22 in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. Thus it will be seen that the entire central portion of ply ll of the band is provided with a reinforced zone which extends through the portion of the band that is subjected to the greatest strains and stresses. Immediately around each opening the reinforcing threads are woven through the fabric in regular fashion and are extended around the selvage edges thereof so as to afford additional protection to the edges of the openings through which the fastening means are projected.

While I prefer to form my improved band of a plurality of layers of fabric, preferably two layers as shown, I may nevertheless form it of a single fabric as shown at 23 in Fig. 9. The band 23 is woven from textile fabric such as silk, cotton, linen or synthetic materials and is similar in all respects to layer or ply ll of band [0 with the exception that it is formed with selvage edges along its lateral edges 24. Thus the band 23 is formed of a plurality of openings l1 corresponding to the openings I! in the first form-of my invention and is formed with a longitudinally extending reinforcing area similar to the reinforcing area indicated at [9 in the first form of my invention.

As previously stated, my adjusting band may be used for many different purposes. Thus it may be used in the n'eckband of a tie, as taught inv my Patent No. 1,486,822 or as part of a garter or suspenden In using my band it may be applied and attached as shown in Figs. 1- and 7, in which the band has connected to the end thereof a small metal fastener 25-having an arcuate head 26 adapted to be projected through any one of the openings ll. The band is extended through a metal adjusting loop 21 supported at the end of" a fabric strip- 28. It will be appreciated that the relative length of the band it may be adjusted by shifting the band through the loop 21 and that the band may be releasably held in any adjusted position by projecting the head 26 through the adjacent opening 11. When the head 26 is thus-projected through the opening i1 it will-lie flatly in position and cannotbe accidentally released. It will be appreciated however, that thefastener can be released from the opening l'l when desired, by a relatively simple manipulation.

When a tubular or multiple-ply typeof band is employed in accordance Withthe'preferred form of my invention it will be appreciated'that the fastener will not be visible fromthe" surfaceof the band one-which the ply I 2 is formed and that if the ply IZZ is placed against the body of the wearer it shields or protects the wearer from contact with the fastener It will also be appreciated that due to the provision of the beaded edges in the preferred form of my invention the several plies of the band will assume a fiat position as shown.

So as to facilitate the proper adjustment of the band, numerals or other indicia may be woven into the reinforcing zone adjacent the openings I! as indicated at 29. It will also be appreciated that ornamental designs and words, names, or the like may be woven directly into the fabric. As previously stated, the band may be Woven of any textile yarn such as cotton, silk or synthetic yarns. It may also be woven of Lastex or similar elastic or rubber yarns in which case the thread may be disposed on the bias.

It should be appreciated of course, that modifications may be made in the illustrated and described embodiments of my invention without departing fromthe invention as set forth in the accompanyingclaims.

I claim:

1. An adjustable facing band comprising a pair of superimposed plies formed of woven tex tile fabric and having integrally connected longitudinally extending beaded edges, one only of the plies having a plurality of spaced openings having woven selvage edges formed therein in a row adjacent the center of the ply, and said ply being also formed with a longitudinally extending centrally disposed reinforceing zone extending substantially from end to end of the band, said reinforcing zone being formed so as to surround the central openings and being woven of yarns disposed in parallel relationship extending longitudinally of the bandand independent of the yarns forming the body of the band.

2 An adjustable facing band as set forth in claim 1, in which the yarns forming the reinforcing zone are exposed to a greater degree on the one surface of the ply than on the other surface of the said ply in the portions of the reinforcing zone intermediate the openings, andin the portions of the reinforcing zone surrounding theopenings thesai'd yarns forming the reinforcing zone are exposed on both surfaces of the ply to a substantially uniform degree. v

ISADORE' D.- WOLFSON. 

